WALLY the walrus shows off his knotty side after jumping onto a speedboat for a nap.
The arctic mammal, on a seaborne tour of Wales, Cornwall and the French and Spanish coast, has now popped up in County Waterford, Ireland.
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The flippered fish eater got aboard the motor boat and lay down for a snooze in the sunshine.
Adam Collins from Clonakilty Distillery said: “It was definitely a surprise to see the walrus in the boat, let alone off the coast of Clonakilty.
“We’re well used to seeing minke and humpback whales around here, but never a walrus.
“Thankfully there was no damage caused. We reckon he travelled all this way just to try a minke gin and tonic.”
Walrus usually live in the seas around the Arctic circle and feed on clams, crabs and shrimp.
And now a rescue organisation is appealing for help in finding it a safe floating platform.
Seal Rescue Ireland, which works to rescue seals, wrote on Twitter yesterday (tues): “WalrusWatch and EMERGENCY Appeal: We are looking for a pontoon/floating platform as a safe haul-out site for the walrus, so that he can be effectively monitored, protected from disturbance, and damage to property prevented.”
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Source: The Sun
